MLB Schedule - 6/18 Blue Jays and Red Sox - 12:35Guardians at Brewers - 1:10Twins at Rangers - 1:35Orioles at Mariners - 3:10Mets at Phillies - 5:40White Sox at Yankees - 6:05Giants at Braves - 6:15Cardinals at Royals - 6:40Angels at Athletics - 8:40

1938 – The Dodgers hire Babe Ruth as a coach for the remainder of the season. 1948 – Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts makes his MLB debut, losing 2-0 to the Pirates. 1972 – The US Supreme Court confirms a lower court’s ruling in the Curt Flood case, upholding baseball’s exemption from antitrust laws. 1975 – Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox hits…

MLB Schedule - 6/17 Mets at Reds - 11:40Royals at Nationals - 12:05Marlins at Phillies - 12:05Tigers at Astros - 1:10Padres at Cardinals - 1:15Rays at Dodgers - 2:10Angels at Diamondbacks - 2:40Blue Jays at Red Sox - 5:45White Sox at Yankees - 6:05Giants at Braves - 6:15Guardians at Brewers - 6:40Twins at Rangers - 7:05Rockies at Cubs - 7:05Orioles at Mariners - 8:40Pirates…

1943 – Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin hits a pinch hit home run in both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia A’s. 1954 – Rocky Marciano defeats Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision to defend his world heavyweight boxing title in a bout at Yankee Stadium. 1960 – Ted Williams hits career home run #500. 1976 – The NBA-ABA merger is announced. 1992 –…

1909 – Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball debut for Rocky Mount of the ECL. This will eventually cause him to have to forfeit his Olympic gold medals. 1938 – Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox sets an MLB record by being walked six times in one game. 1970 – Bears running back Brian Piccolo passes away from cancer. 1975 – The Milwaukee…

1909 – Benjamin Shibe receives a patent for the cork that is at the center of a baseball. 1928 – At age 41, Ty Cobb steals home for the 50th (and final) time in his career. 1938 – Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws his second of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting down the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1949 – Eddie Waitkus of the Philadelphia Phillies is seriously…

1870 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, suffer their first loss after 130 games. 1952 – Braves pitcher Warren Spahn ties the National League record with 18 strikeouts in a game. 1963 – Duke Snider of the New York Mets hits his 400th career home run. 1979 – Willie McCovey hits his 513th career home run, the most ever by…

1905 – New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson throws a no-hitter against the Cubs. 1935 – James J. Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 rounds for the heavyweight title. This fight is portrayed in the movie “Cinderella Man”. 1937 – Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs against the St. Louis Browns. 1948 – Babe Ruth appears at Yankee Stadium for the final time…

1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. 1967 – The Washington Senators defeated the White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings in a game that took six hours and 38 minutes to complete, ending at 2:43 AM. This caused MLB to adopt a curfew that no inning may start after 1:00 AM. 1970 – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis…

1927 – Babe Ruth hits home runs #19 and #20 of his record-setting 60 home run season. 1938 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws the first of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting down the Boston Braves. 1955 – 83 spectators are killed in an accident at Le Mans auto race. The race would continue. 1961 – Roger Maris hits home runs #19 and #20…